Our Staff
James Archer
Owner/Funeral Director/Embalmer
archerweston@sbcglobal.net
James "Arch" Archer grew up in a small town in Southeastern Minnesota. A 1985 graduate of Pine Island High School, and a 1988 graduate of Worsham College of Mortuary Science. Jim began his funeral service career at a young age working for a funeral home during high school. After several years in management with a corporately owned funeral home, he had the opportunity to purchase interest in the Archer-Weston Funeral Home. He and his wife, Debra (Quakenbush)a Clinton County native, then relocated to Frankfort. Jim enjoys the small town atmosphere where he can give the personal service that each family deserves.
James Weston
Funeral Director/Embalmer
Jim Weston grew up in the small town of Brook, Indiana. 1948 graduate of Brook High School, and 1952 graduate of Indiana Mortuary College. He married JoAnne Whaley in 1950. After college Jim returned to Brook to help his father in the funeral home. He continued to work with his father until his father's death in 1966. Jim & JoAnne purchased the family business in Brook and operated it until selling to Richard Gerts. In 1985 they came to Frankfort and purchased the Eller-Weston Funeral Home. Their son & daughter-in-law joined them in the business here for several years. Jim has continued to be an active part of the funeral home since 1985. Even though the ownership has changed, his committment and dedication to the families we serve as well has the community has remained stronger than ever.
Debra J. Archer
Accounting/Bookkeeping
Debra (Quakenbush) Archer grew up in Clinton County, a graduate of Clinton Central High School, and Purdue University. She married James Archer in 1991. Debra spent several years working with her family in the floral business until June of 2003. She currently is employed at Frito-Lay Inc. and also assists her husband in the operation of the funeral home. She enjoys the challenge of funeral service and the opportunity to help others during a difficult time in their lives.
Patrick Chamberlain
Funeral Director
Ron Rabensteine
Funeral Assistant
Ron is a resident of Colfax and been helping out with funeral services the past several years. He has been a Manufacturers Representative for 35 years. He and his wife Carolyn have lived in Clinton County for 29 years. They have 6 children and 2 grandchildren. Ron and Carolyn are members of St. Mary's Catholic Church. Carolyn is employed at Mulberry Lutheran Home.
Bonnie Mckinney
Office Administration/Preneed/ Aftercare
Bonnie McKinney a native of Frankfort recently joined the staff of Archer-Weston serving as our office administrator and aftercare coordinator. She will soon be a licensed insurance agent for our firm and will assist in the preplanning area of our office as well.
Larry G. McBee Jr.
Funeral Assistant
Chris Davis
Funeral Assistant
Our Heritage....Our Merchandise.....Our Commitment
Founded on the principles of "neighbors helping neighbors" Roscoe "Jude" & Marjorie Eller opened the Eller Funeral Home in 1961. Our mission remains the same today, helping families during difficult times. We continue to offer our families services that are simple, practical, & affordable.
In 1995, Mr. Dustin Miller purchased the business from the Weston's and continued on the Eller-Weston traditions. The Miller's and Weston's worked together to help families during their time of need.
In 2000, Jim Archer purchased the business from Dustin Miller. Since that time the funeral home's name has been changed to Archer-Weston, and Debra Archer has joined her husband in the day to day operation of the funeral home. Together with Jim Weston, the Archer's continue helping families with the same goals and ideas that the Eller family founded the business on.
We continue to strive to meet the needs of families with many different service options and merchandise. We have recently combined computer technology with state of the art merchandising components offering a variety of items to assist in planning a meaningful ceremony. You will find that our funeral resource room provides a non-threatening atmosphere to help you in your planning. You will find plenty of items including, caskets, urns, burial vaults, cremation vaults, memorial register books, stationery, video tributes, memory portraits, monuments, memorial jewelry, keepsake items, and personalization products including cap panels and memory plaques.
We believe our commitment is first and foremost helping you. Making things easier for you, whether you desire traditional burial or cremation, our commitment to you remains the same. Our families experience only the highest standards in service, and our commitment remains the same following the service. Our aftercare program continues assisting our families in their journey through the "transition period" following a death, and we are there at every step along that journey. Our continual care provides useful information in our quarterly newsletters "The Beacon" and "Home & Family". We also continue to provide useful information as a community resource through our "Lunch & Learn Program". To learn more about any of these programs, or to be added to our mailing list please contact us either through the contact page of this website or by calling (765)659-3329 or toll free 877-659-3329.
